EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’
EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of…
There are few things more life-affirming than a dancing robot going haywire – The Irish Times
For all the complaints I have about social media, with its ceaseless extrusion of trash into cultural and…
HyperTexting Makes the Entire Web a Social Feed for Your Doomscrolling Pleasure
Spend far too many hours mindlessly scrolling social media feeds, where a black-box algorithm fine-tuned for maximum engagement…
Canada’s Bill C-36 tackles AI privacy. Is it enough? | Privacy News
Vancouver, Canada: In an era of artificial intelligence, deepfakes and data-driven decision-making, Canada is moving to revise its…
The Weekly Meme Roundup: Costanza AI Edits, Funky Ehh, Pirate Gaster And More
Park that funky ehh and lock in, cause it’s time for the Weekly Meme Roundup, where we tell…
Christopher Nolan Says ‘Odyssey’ Backlash Over Casting and More Is ‘Irrelevant’ and He’s Learned Not to Worry: ‘Remember, I Spent 10 Years Dealing With Batman’
Christopher Nolan is not fazed by the prerelease backlash that’s been erupting on social media in the months…
Cincinnati poison control expert shares concerns about social media ‘Benadryl challenge’
A social media trend called the “Benadryl challenge” is raising concerns in Ohio as it encourages teenagers to…
The Tech Download: Teen social media bans miss a key part of the puzzle: AI chatbots
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. A…
Ariana Grande had one message for her viral doppelgänger –
The singer reportedly had one request for her viral lookalike. Imagine spending years looking so much like Ariana…
Meta jumps into AI coding market to chase Anthropic and OpenAI
Alexandr Wang, chief AI officer of Meta, during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on…
Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
Fat Joe is a superfan, both of the New York Knicks and their controversial owner, Jim Dolan. The…
Meta says it’s facing $1.4T in penalties in teen mental health case — sum equal to tech giant’s valuation
If four of the states suing Meta for allegedly fueling a teen mental health crisis prevail in their…